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A Bridge Too Far
1977
7.2
William Goldman
Writing
Born
August 12, 1931
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Deceased
November 16, 2018
Biography
William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 15, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist, before turning to writing for film. He won two Academy Awards for his screenplays, first for the western Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) and again for All the President's Men (1976), about journalists Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward, who broke the Watergate scandal of President Richard Nixon for the Washington Post. Both films starred Robert Redford. His other notable works include his thriller novel Marathon Man and comedy-fantasy novel The Princess Bride, both of which Goldman adapted for film. Author Sean Egan has described Goldman as "one of the late twentieth century’s most popular storytellers."
The Filmography
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Marathon Man
1976
7.2
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All the President's Men
1976
7.7
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The Great Waldo Pepper
1975
6.5
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The Stepford Wives
1975
6.7
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The Hot Rock
1972
6.6
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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
1969
7.6
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Harper
1966
6.7
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Masquerade
1965
5.3
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Soldier in the Rain
1963
6.3